3Com Cable Modem External You Will Need These Items

4CHAPTER 1: BEFORE YOU BEGIN
CAUTION: Your cable service provider will provide a cable
connection. Do not attempt any rewiring without first
contacting your cable service provider.
You Will Need These Items
Supplied
■Cable modem
■Cable modem power adapter
■Ethernet cable
■USB cable
■This Getting Started Guide
■The Cable ConnectionsTM CD, which contains:
■The software drivers necessary for installation using
the USB port
■Valuable free software products
See “Using the Cable Connections CD” for more
information.
Also Needed
■To use the cable modem’s USB port:
■A PC running Windows 98 or Windows 2000
operating system. Currently, USB does not support
the Macintosh operating system.
■An active USB port on your computer.
■To use the cable modem’s Ethernet port:
■A PC running Windows 95 (or later), or a Macintosh
computer running System 7.5 (or later).
■An active Ethernet port on your computer.
■TCP/IP protocol installed. See the following chapter
for more information on installing the TCP/IP
protocol.
■Windows 95/98/2000 CD or diskettes.
■An active two-way cable line.
■An adjustable wrench for securing the cable lin e to the
modem.